Hakeem Belo-Osagie, a Harvard-trained petroleum economist, chairs the Nigerian operations of United Arab Emirates-based telecom provider Etisalat. Through his holding companies, Premium Telecommunications Holdings and MyaCynth, he controls a 12.5% stake in Etisalat Nigeria. A dedicated philanthropist, he is one of the largest donors to the African Leadership Academy, a residential secondary institution in Johannesburg, South Africa, which trains Africa's brightest students for a future of leadership.